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JoomlaXi has just released a new version of their XiUS
component, and surprise, an application for JomSocial is included as
well! As stated in our previous blog. Our
new innovation is named asIntegration
with Jomsocial.

# Feature

XiUS Search menu is available with JomSocial Menu bar.

Search Panel and refined Result window is completely attached with
JomSocial application area.

JoomlaXi is continuously putting all efforts to provide you with lots
and lots of enticing features with JoomlaXi User Search. As Previously
said We have Re-studied the complete XiUS and tried to make it more
modular, flexible and also extensible with every Aspect in XiUS 2.5 .
In this Blog we will take a brief look at whats New with templates in
XiUS 2.5. By Introducing varied templates we tried to take XiUS to the
next level in design, usability, simplicity and flexibility.

In our last post we presented a brief overview about what’s coming with
the new XiUS 2.5 and gave a quick peek inside the new upcoming. In this
post we're going to take a closer look at the new user interface of the
XiUS administration area and the usability features we included. Here
we go...

Yes, XiUS 2.5 will be released soon
with much more enhanced functionality and innovative
implementations in our work. XiUS 2.5 — an
exciting new update will be a step ahead in enhancing our super
flexible and generic user search
system. Through this jump in version we
want to introduce you with Major changes that will lead to a stable
release of JoomlaXi User Search.

At JoomlaXi we are constantly implementing new ideas to add in the
development process. We're proud to welcome a new
innovation- XiUS Email. It is a new
functionality in JoomlaXi User Search through which it is possible to
send Email to selected users.

The most awaited feature of JoomlaXi User Search ( XIUS ) is
implemented and its beta version is released. Beta version is only for
testing purpose. Please do not use it directly on your live site.
Currently Proximity work only if you are having the following entities.

Last year we released JomSocial User List, which was a successful
product in JomSocial Community Solution. As we progressed with the
JSUL, we felt that architecture of product does not allow enough
flexibility to implement fancy features. We took this opportunity to
craft a super flexible and generic user search system, which is named
as JoomlaXi User Search (code name XIUS).

Better Performance and API Polishing

The JSPT 2.2 is more better in performance then previous versions of
JSPT due to Auto-loading and cache concept. It is also better in API.
Two API's have been triggered onBeforeProfiletypeChange and
onAfterProfiletypeChange. More triggers are planned, and these will be
added before beta release.

Till now the each Profile Type is shown as row by row in Profile Type
Selection Page at the time of Registration using JSPT. Now the
functionality of showing Profile Types in Column has been added. Through
which you can configure your the layout of Profile type Selection page as
you want.

Watermark Image Generation

This Feature is completely restructured .You have no need to
bother about the watermark. Now the watermark image generation support
is added with JSPT 2.1. You just need to enter the text which you want
to display as watermark and configure position,size,font and colors of
watermark.

In JSPC 2.0 some addons are already added so that you can make any
number of rule on them. But there may be some other addon on which you
want to calculate completeness. So here is article, which describes how
to create a new Addon. Just follow these steps.

With last 2 months review and user's demand we are propsing significant
changes into JomSocial ProfileTypes next major version. The next
version will be 2.0, because we are proposing lots of changes in the
way system works. I am writing down all expected changes and expect all
of you to participate in finalizing the features list.

In
last 2 weeks we took community feedback for Paid Profile Types
Integration with JS Profile Types. We thanks a lot to all of you, for
suggestions. We are eager to implement this feature, but we are still
little bit scared from AEC (Account
Expiration Control).

Application control for profile types, was very demanding feature for
Profile Types. This have been implemented and available in JSPT 1.3
release. This feature have been implemented in such a way that it does
not depend upon the plugins installed already.

Means you can control any of JomSocial Application, ir-respective of
what time they have been installed. So you can add more applications
down the line, and still control them.

Problem: I am
running a cool site with JomSocial 1.1.145 and JomSocial Profile Types
1.1.13. I simply upgrades to JomSocial 1.2.195 and get the latest JSPT
1.2 RC2, and install it without looking into the instruction/warnings
attached with products. The condition become more worse when your site
is live. and it is worst if you cannot go back to previous working
solution.